April 6 – A blizzard unprecedented in size for April dumps 1–2 feet of snow on the northeastern United States, closing schools and businesses, snarling traffic, and canceling several major league baseball games.

Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the first nation to enter the alliance since West Germany's admission in 1955.

Indianapolis 500: In what Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson and Speedway public address announcer Tom Carnegie later call the greatest moment in the track's history, 1973 winner Gordon Johncock wins his second race over 1979 winner Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds, the closest finish to this date, after Mears draws alongside Johncock with a lap remaining, after erasing a seemingly insurmountable advantage of more than 11 seconds in the final 10 laps.

September 18 – The Lebanese Christian militia (the Phalange) kill thousands of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps with the overlooking of Israeli troops in West Beirut. The massacre is in retaliation for the assassination of pro-Israel president-elect, Bachir Gemayel, as well as several Palestinian massacres against Lebanese Christians.

September 26 – Thermals take Australian parachutist Rich Collins up to 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) during a jump; he almost blacks out due to lack of oxygen. He releases his main parachute to fall to lower altitude and lands by his reserve parachute.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surges 43.41 points, or 4.25%, to close at 1,065.49, its first all-time high in more than 9 years. It last hit a record on January 11, 1973 when the average closed at 1,051.70. The points gain is the biggest ever up to this point.

While many bands typically put out leftover B-sides and rarities for Record Store Day (April 18th), Metallica is really digging through its archives for the annual vinyl event: The metal rockers will release their 1982 demo tape, No Life 'til Leather ...

The BBC wants to take you back to the future. No, not the one with Marty and Doc Brown — our own future, from 33 years ago. Welcome to the world of cutting edge CGI in 1982! The revolutionary effects you're about to see in the Beeb's video were made ...

In the world of vintage mountain bikes, the 2014 Interbike show was an exciting event. The annual Mountain Bike Hall of Fame induction ceremony had some company this year with the debut of the Fat Tire Flyer book, written by Charlie Kelly, which ...

5, 1982, and was taken to St. Charles Hospital. Ms. Rosendale was listed in critical condition until her Sept. 11 death. She reportedly was with Mr. Adkins in his car before being found. Mr. Adkins was a Perrysburg resident at the time and was not ...

LAPORTE, Indiana — A man convicted in the slayings of a northern Indiana mayor and his wife 33 years ago has died in prison. New Castle Correctional Facility spokesman Mike Smith says 63-year-old Harold Lang, the man convicted of murder, attempted ...

Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire interviewed Leonard Nimoy twice -- once in L.A. in 1982 on "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" and then again by phone two years later when Nimoy directed "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock." Here are some excerpts:.

Before they had really big bank accounts, they had really big hair. Throwback Thursday inspired Westchester's Martha Stewart to tweet an old photo of herself posing with Oprah Winfrey. It was snapped in 1982, which explains those heavily hair-sprayed 'dos.

CBS News has responded to Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's request and released the footage of its coverage of the conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina during the 1982 Falklands War. O'Reilly has come under fire after Mother Jones called out ...

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